The 6 Best Full-Day Tours in Kazakhstan

1.Astana City Tour: Private Full Day with Lunch and Comfort Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $149Our pick

Explore Astana by private car with an English-speaking guide, visiting Bayterek Tower, the Grand Mosque, Hazret Sultan Mosque, the National Museum, Ak Orda, and Atyrau Bridge. Lunch, water, snacks, WiFi, and hotel pickup are included. Add a tasting of Kazakh wines at Arba Wine, if you wish.

“The tour was comprehensive and offered a comfortable experience to someone travelling for the first time to Astana. There were many sights in the city and this tour had allowed me to cover as many places as possible within a short span Read more”

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2.Private Full Day Almaty City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $200

Spend 7 to 8 hours touring Almaty with a private guide, stopping at mountain viewpoints, Medeu skating rink, Shymbulak, Kok Tobe, Panfilov Park, Ascension Cathedral, Zeleny Bazar, and the Rakhat candy shop. Guides such as Alina and Assel add clear explanations and practical help, while lunch and entrance fees are included.

“Alina was great. She communicated clearly of what to expect and gave us a lot of information of the sites. full of history and detail of each places we visited. Lunch was excellent at Navat. We visited all the places listed and maximized our timRead more”

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3.Full Day (6 hours) City Tour in Astana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 22 reviews · from $149

This private Astana tour covers Nur-Astana Mosque, Bayterek Tower, Astana Opera, Khan Shatyr, Nazarbayev University, Hazrat Sultan Mosque, the National Museum, and Zeleny Bazar in six to seven hours. Guides such as Damir, Zhanna, Timur, Gers, and Max have led past departures. Expect a driving tour, museum time, shopping, and a taste of wine from southern Kazakhstan.

“The Guido was a gentleman and the City is wonderfull. The culture is very interesting and the hospitality of the people is amazing..”

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4.Astana City Tour: Authentic Private Full Day with Lunch + Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $149

Spend 6 to 7 hours touring Astana in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with pickup, bottled water, snacks, WiFi, museum admission, and Uzbek lunch. Your guide covers Kazakh history from the Khanate to today, with stops at Bayterek Tower, the National Museum, the Grand Mosque, Khan Shatyr, and more. Damir is one named guide.

“Very good and thorough tour of the capital city. Would definitely recommend the full day as there is so much to see. Our guide Damir was very lovely and knowledgeable about history and places we saw. Children also enjoyed it as it was moving at the right pace for them.”

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5.Charyn Canyon Full-Day Trip with Boxed Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · 10 hours · from $50Best value

Travel 200 kilometers east of Almaty to Charyn Canyon with an English- or Russian-speaking guide, then walk the colorful Valley of Castles. The small group is limited to 11 people, with hotel pickup, park entry, bottled water, and lunch included. Guide Assem has earned praise for her fluent English, warm service, and punctual pickup.

“super good experience! Our guide Assem is a very nice girl, her service is caring and helpful. She is very warm person with quick response. Fluent English speaking. Pick up on time. But what stands out most is the meal!! I didn’t expect a group tour meal should be this high quality. We had lunch in a local farmhouse with farm meat. Simple but super delicious. The food quality there reminds me of how shitty industrial meat are! Three Canyons are all beautiful! I wish we could hike more for the second canyon. This tour is perfect for people who don’t want to have “military trip”. It’s more relaxing.”

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6.Full Day City Tour with Lunch and Museum Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 7 hours · from $185

Spend seven hours exploring Almaty with a private guide, hotel pickup, museum admission, and lunch at Сандық мейрамханасы. Visit the Central State Museum, Independence Monument, Zenkov’s Cathedral, the Musical Instruments Museum, Rakhat chocolate shop, and Green Bazaar. English, German, and Russian tours are available.

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